S'mor Spa - Indian Food

[blue05]

new Indian restaurant opening just off soi 88 on 01 Jan 2013.

just off 88 where please?

[moja]

new Indian restaurant opening just off soi 88 on 01 Jan 2013.

just off 88 where please?

Hin Lek Fai 2 road which is the first right turn off Soi 88 but is a fair way up. This is the part of Soi 88 that goes past Mini Farm rather than straight on after the railway crossing.

[dtaai-maai]

I'll post this on here as it refers to more than one Indian restaurant and to previous posts, but it might be worth renaming this thread simply "Indian food" or starting a generic Indian restaurants thread.

Anyway...

We dragged ourselves reluctantly away from Terry's last night because I'd promised to take someone to the new Indian restaurant mentioned by moja above. (Her directions are good, but be warned that it is indeed quite a way up soi 88, way past all the shops.)

We sauntered in hungrily and were warmly welcomed by a friendly Thai lady. She told us last night was a buffet and invited us to look at the food. That turned out to be a couple of curries in large metal saucepans and a big bowl of rice. All sitting on a table and presumably rapidly getting cool. The lady didn't even know what naan bread was. We moved on.

A pity, because it looks like a nice setting. Presumably they've got to their opening date, found themselves not ready and decided to go ahead and open anyway. If so, that was a big mistake, as I won't be wasting my time there again until I know for sure that I'm NOT wasting it! If that's not the case and last night was an example of how they plan to run the place, I doubt they'll survive long.

Anyway, we were on the trail of Indian food, so we went to S & S in soi 94. The food was fine and the service friendly enough, but they were very busy and it was all dreadfully slow. We were there more than 45 minutes before our food arrived at the table. When it arrived, we didn't feel inclined to linger.
They were obviously overstretched, and if they're doing as well as they appeared to be last night, you'd think they could afford an extra pair of hands - oh, and free up some space by getting rid of the boy playing noisy computer games. (When I say "getting rid" I mean... oh never mind! )

Still and all, we got our Indian fix (which is why I'm up at 3 a.m. with indigestion...), but wished we'd been able to stay at the Fishing Lodge and eat there...

[migrant]

I'm curious, For those with Thai spouses, do they like Indian food?

My wife, and her Mom, do not like it at all, and I have dragged them to a couple good places here.

I have a couple of Indian clients so manage to get to one periodically at least!

[Bamboo Grove]

migrant wrote:

I'm curious, For those with Thai spouses, do they like Indian food?

They might like it but most of them don't even want to try. I've known a couple of Thais, male and female (out of the Indian immigrants) who have liked it after they have tried. But mostly it's an up-hill battle to convince them how good Indian or Middle-Eastern food is.

[dtaai-maai]

Good question. My wife particularly likes samosas, dall, naan bread and (aloo) paratha and last night we had some chicken pakora that she gave her seal of approval. Bizarrely, she doesn't like anything too spicy (although that doesn't apply to Thai food!).

But Mrs D-M is not a stereotypical Thai. She likes a wide range of European food (though she won't often eat it as she doesn't want to get fat!) and cooks it well into the bargain, bless 'er.

I talk to my students about food in different countries. They invariably say they don't like Indian food ("minn"), but then you find that none of them have tried it.
By and large (and I don't much like sweeping generalisations) I think most Thais are so taken with their own cuisine that they don't experiment much with alternatives (apart from KFC, etc.).

[Big Boy]

I'm curious, For those with Thai spouses, do they like Indian food?

My wife, and her Mom, do not like it at all, and I have dragged them to a couple good places here.

I have a couple of Indian clients so manage to get to one periodically at least!

My wife absolutely loves Indian food, although after our last experience in Thailand we have vowed never to step foot in an Indian Restaurant in Thailand ever again.

[moja]

We called in at the new Indian of Soi 88 at lunch time on opening day and it was packed. We were invited to stay for some free food and drinks; by the Doctor who seems to own the place but as we had already eaten declined the offer and said we would return that evening; we were told the food would still be free and that they looked forward to seeing us. We arrived there at 1845 and the place was deserted apart from a few other people looking for a meal. We were told that the Dr had gone home to rest!
Shortly after we arrived someone from Hua Hin Today arrived to do a review of the place; he too was somewhat bemused to find it more or less empty.
On our lunchtime visit we asked to see a menu and we were told they did not have one as they wanted to discuss that with their customers! The food that lunchtime was exactly as Dtaai Maai described two large saucepans of curry and rice.
Apart from a restaurant it is also an Ayurveda and massage place and I assume since it is being run by a doctor that is the core business.

[hhfarang]

In my and my missus humble opinion (as well as the few friends we've gone there with) the very best Indian food (even before Smor had its problems) in the area is this one in Cha-Am:

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=13563&p=190482&hilit=Aree#p190482

Yes, it's a long way to drive but worth it. As an added bonus, the Thai and Western food is also excellent so if you have a spouse or someone in your party that does not like Indian food (which they can make the hot or mild; your choice) it will not be a problem here as the menu is huge and comprehensive. The service is good and prices are very reasonable as well for all types of food. Open lunch and dinner.

[Takiap]

I'm curious, For those with Thai spouses, do they like Indian food?

My wife, and her Mom, do not like it at all, and I have dragged them to a couple good places here.

I have a couple of Indian clients so manage to get to one periodically at least!

My wife enjoys Indian food whenever we've been in Malaysia, and she ate it several times in the UK, but when in Thailand, she doesn't seem all that interested in it. Strangely enough, she also tends to go for mutton and/or lamb dishes, as do I. That said, Mrs Takiap regularly eats Western dishes, so I guess Indian is just another option.

Her parents, as with most Thais, simply won't even try Indian food. It's Thai food or no food. The MIL will sneak a piece of crumbed chicken and etc if I make it though.


I think Thai eating habits have also been influenced by preparation times. Most, from what I've seen, tend to make meals which are quick and easy to prepare. In fact, the last time I made chicken cordon bleu my MIL even commented on how long it takes to prepare everything. Personally I think Indian food requires far too much effort for the average Thai so it's not likely to ever become popular.

[Pleng]

Strangely enough, she also tends to go for mutton and/or lamb dishes, as do I.

My girlfriend is the same. I guess as mutton/lamb isn't generally used in Thai food, a Thai who does like it will choose it every time they have a choice.

Regarding Thai's liking Indian food (I'm pretty sure this topic came up in another thread recently?) I agree it's a mentality thing, but I think there's also may be some history in the way a lot of Thais view Indian people.

My girlfriend loves Indain food. We were deciding what to eat and she suggested S&S. As we were going downstairs one of our housemates asked where we were going and my gf said that we were going to eat Indian food. Out housemate just burst out laughing. My gf seemed embarrased by the situation and said that "Pleng want's to go" (I was having NONE of that. Face or no face, I quickly reprimanded her and said 'nu-hu no way YOU suggested it, not me')!

The girl in question has never eaten Indian food, and will most likely never try it.

Regarding poor service/long waiting times at S&S. I wonder if there have been an unexpectedly large amount of visitors this Christmas/ New Year? I say this because in the last couple of weeks, pretty much all of the places that we've been to, then generally provide exceptional food and service, have been under par certainly on the service/waiting times side of things? I haven't been to S&S over the past few weeks but every time I have been before the service has been fine. PErhaps everybody's just been a bit overwhelmed this year?

[JW]

Hi All,

Been to these nights on several occasions, always some good fun people there, live band and lovely location, see you there
Its really important to book if your gonna go to give the kitchen an idea of numbers

Indian Buffet Dinner at Smor Spa Resort Khao TAkiab on the beach!!
26 Jan 2013 Saturday
Time : 7 PM onwards Buffet opens at 7:30 PM
Live Music
Price : Baht. 350.00 per person
Drinks at Happy Hour prices all night!
Reservations have to be made to avoid over booking call 032536880.

Cheers,

JW

[dtaai-maai]

Does this mean they have their Indian chef back and decent Indian food is available at other times?

[JW]

I went for dinner last week and the food was spot on

[moja]

We called in at the new Indian of Soi 88 at lunch time on opening day and it was packed. We were invited to stay for some free food and drinks; by the Doctor who seems to own the place but as we had already eaten declined the offer and said we would return that evening; we were told the food would still be free and that they looked forward to seeing us. We arrived there at 1845 and the place was deserted apart from a few other people looking for a meal. We were told that the Dr had gone home to rest!
Shortly after we arrived someone from Hua Hin Today arrived to do a review of the place; he too was somewhat bemused to find it more or less empty.
On our lunchtime visit we asked to see a menu and we were told they did not have one as they wanted to discuss that with their customers! The food that lunchtime was exactly as Dtaai Maai described two large saucepans of curry and rice.
Apart from a restaurant it is also an Ayurveda and massage place and I assume since it is being run by a doctor that is the core business.

since my last post this Indian restaurant became a vegetarian Indian restaurant only open in the evening and now it is re-launching 01 Feb as a Tandoori restaurant, again only open in the evening. Not bad for a restaurant that only opened 01 Jan!!